Let’s cut to the chase – there isn’t a long winded story about this dish. This is a meal that I actually make all the time. Baked salmon and vegetables is a go-to meal at my house – it’s tasty, filling, easy to make, and cooks on one baking sheet…
Many traditions and cultures have simple meals that also double as home food remedies for common illnesses. One of my favorite comfort-food-in-a-bowl meals is congee, or as my Cantonese family calls it, jook. It might look like a simple rice porridge, but it is easily customizable, easy to digest, and…
“Sour, sweet, bitter, pungent: all must be tasted.” – Chinese proverb It’s still summer time here in San Diego, and we’re in the middle of those few weeks of the year when it gets really hot and I wish I had air conditioning at my house! In the summer, Chinese…
Summer time calls for easy recipes, fresh produce, and not turning the stove on! This recipe is my version of the Japanese chilled tofu dish called hiyayakko. Typically served in the summer time, it’s a quick and easy, light and fresh dish to keep you cool on a hot day.…
Just in time for the holiday weekend – honey garlic chicken! With all this time at home, and cooking at home A LOT more, I got an Instant Pot last month, and it’s been fun trying out new recipes and playing around with all the cool features. One of the…
It’s feeling like summer here in San Diego! Chinese medicine encourages eating with the seasons, so with the warmer weather comes a change to your meals. Summer time calls for quick cooking methods like stir frying, blanching or steaming, lighter foods with fresh ingredients, and more salads with a mix…
Hello friends, I hope you all are doing well and staying safe and healthy. Now that many of us are spending our days safer at home, we’re also cooking a lot more too. So I’m sharing a classic recipe for this month – fried rice! This is a great way…
Staying in calls for a hot cup of tea, so here is a quick recipe for a warm and healthy wellness tea that will also help keep your immune system strong. It has ingredients that are hopefully already in your pantry and takes just a few minutes to make at…
Hello friends, I hope you all are doing well. I never thought I’d be working on a cookbook in the middle of a pandemic, but here we are, and we are all in this together. This recipe is two salads in one – a quinoa and lentil tabouli, and a…
It’s my birthday month, so I’m sharing one of my favorites, noodle bowls! In Chinese culture, long noodles are served at birthdays and banquets to symbolize longevity and a long and healthy life. My family has a tradition where you have to eat noodles and chicken on your birthday to…